Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially crafted HTTP requests.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:8915 advisory.

    The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Core contains fundamental packages required by Red Hat Certificate     System.

    Security Fix(es):

    * pki-core: access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE (CVE-2022-2414)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Bug Fix(es):

    * Update RHCS version of CA, KRA, OCSP, and TKS so that it can be identified using a browser  [RHCS 9.7.z     BU 19] (BZ#2136537)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the pki- core-11.2.1-1.el9 build changelog.

  - access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE [rhel-9.1.0] (CVE-2022-2414)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2022:7326 advisory.

  - Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This     flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially     crafted HTTP requests. (CVE-2022-2414)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the pki-core packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This     flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially     crafted HTTP requests. (CVE-2022-2414)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the pki-core package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This     flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially     crafted HTTP requests. (CVE-2022-2414)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:3394 advisory.

    The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Core contains fundamental packages required by Red Hat Certificate     System.

    Security Fix(es):

    * pki-core: access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE (CVE-2022-2414)

    * pki-core: When using the caServerKeygen_DirUserCert profile, user can get certificates for other UIDs by     entering name in Subject field (CVE-2022-2393)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:1966 advisory.

    The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Core contains fundamental packages required by Red Hat Certificate     System.

    Security Fix(es):

    * pki-core: access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE (CVE-2022-2414)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2016 advisory.

  - Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This     flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially     crafted HTTP requests. (CVE-2022-2414)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:1747 advisory.

    The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Core contains fundamental packages required by Red Hat Certificate     System.

    Security Fix(es):

    * pki-core: access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE (CVE-2022-2414)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:8799 advisory.

  - Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This     flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially     crafted HTTP requests. (CVE-2022-2414)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Scientific Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SLSA-2022:8799-1 advisory.

  - pki-core: access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE (CVE-2022-2414)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-8799 advisory.

    - Bugzilla Bug #2107329 - CVE-2022-2414 pki-core: access to external       entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE [rhel-7.9.z] (ckelley, mharmsen)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:8799 advisory.

    The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Core contains fundamental packages required by Red Hat Certificate     System.

    Security Fix(es):

    * pki-core: access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE (CVE-2022-2414)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-7470 advisory.

    - Bug 2107334 - CVE-2022-2414 access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE
    - CVE-2020-1695: Improper validation of response header in MediaTypeHeaderDelegate.java class       Resolves: rh-bz#1845548

    tomcatjss

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2022:7470 advisory.

  - Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This     flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially     crafted HTTP requests. (CVE-2022-2414)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2022:7470 advisory.

  - pki-core: access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE (CVE-2022-2414)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:7470 advisory.

    The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Core contains fundamental packages required by Red Hat Certificate     System.

    Security Fix(es):

    * pki-core: access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE (CVE-2022-2414)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-7326 advisory.

    [11.0.6-1.0.1]
    - Replaced upstream graphical references [Orabug: 33952704]

    [11.0.6-1]
    - Bug #2107335 - CVE-2022-2414 pki-core: access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE     [rhel-9.0.0.z]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2022:7326 advisory.

  - Access to external entities when parsing XML documents can lead to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. This     flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially retrieve the content of arbitrary files by sending specially     crafted HTTP requests. (CVE-2022-2414)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:7326 advisory.

    The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Core contains fundamental packages required by Red Hat Certificate     System.

    Security Fix(es):

    * pki-core: access to external entities when parsing XML can lead to XXE (CVE-2022-2414)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
196293	RHEL 6 : pki-core (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
194210	RHEL 7 : Red Hat Certificate System 9.7 (RHSA-2022:8915)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
191272	CentOS 9 : pki-core-11.2.1-1.el9	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
185069	Rocky Linux 9 : pki-core (RLSA-2022:7326)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	high
177041	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : pki-core (EulerOS-SA-2023-2164)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
176988	EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : pki-core (EulerOS-SA-2023-2197)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
176536	RHEL 8 : pki-core:10.6 (RHSA-2023:3394)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
174735	RHEL 8 : pki-core:10.6 (RHSA-2023:1966)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
174581	Amazon Linux 2 : pki-core (ALAS-2023-2016)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
174229	RHEL 8 : pki-core:10.6 (RHSA-2023:1747)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
170857	CentOS 7 : pki-core (RHSA-2022:8799)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
168455	Scientific Linux Security Update : pki-core on SL7.x x86_64 (2022:8799)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
168427	Oracle Linux 7 : pki-core (ELSA-2022-8799)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
168413	RHEL 7 : pki-core (RHSA-2022:8799)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
167559	Oracle Linux 8 : pki-core:10.6 / and / pki-deps:10.6 (ELSA-2022-7470)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
167291	AlmaLinux 8 : pki-core:10.6 and pki-deps:10.6 (ALSA-2022:7470)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	high
167143	CentOS 8 : pki-core:10.6 and pki-deps:10.6 (CESA-2022:7470)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
167087	RHEL 8 : pki-core:10.6 and pki-deps:10.6 (RHSA-2022:7470)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
166928	Oracle Linux 9 : pki-core (ELSA-2022-7326)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
166894	AlmaLinux 9 : pki-core (ALSA-2022:7326)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	high
166884	RHEL 9 : pki-core (RHSA-2022:7326)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high

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